Carton



Apri116,1946. A -IE BENTHAM v 2,398,402V

CARTON I Filed June l2, 1942 y 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 www# i enf/5ml April 16 1946.

A. E. BENTHAM 2,398,402

CARTON Filed June 12, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 l D Y H `3 Sheets-Sheet 3 A. E. BENTHAM CARTON Filed June l2, 1942 April 16, 1946,

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`so that the Patented Apr. 16, 1946 OPFICE CARTON Albert Bentliam, Baltimore, Md., assignor `to The Baltimore Paper Box Compan Baltimore, Md., a corporation` of Maryland l Application June 12, 1942, serial No. 446,753

i e claims. (01.229-23) This inventionrelates to improvements in cartons, `and especially to cartons made from stiff sheet material such as -berboard The primary object of. the invention is to Drovide an inexpensive carton of simple construction and having suilicient strength or rigidity to safely'incase eggs or other fragile articles during transport or storage.

Another'object is to supply a carton which may be manufactured with a minimum waste ofthe berboard or sheet material because al1 elements of the carton are of substantially square or oblong shape.

Another purpose of the invention is to furnish a carton that may be shipped in flat condition and readily set `up` by inexperienced operators.

Withthe foregoing objects outlined andwith other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features hereinafter described in Adetail,

Villustrated in the accompanying drawings, and

more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims,`

. In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan -view of the carton in knockdown condition, and with the end walls canted. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the carton partly set up. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the completed carton with its covermeans in open position.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged end elevation with the cover flaps closed. Referring to the drawings, I designates the `main blank which is of oblong shape and provided with parallel score lines II, I2, I 3`and I4,

ingilap 28 by a' fold line 29, and such divider is provided at one edge with a short flap 30 adapted to`fo1d along the line`3l. Such flap is secured 'to the inner surface of the medial portion of the sidewall I6 by any suitable means such as staples 32.

blank may be folded to form a bottom Another identical end wall 33 is provided with A flaps 34, 35, 36, 31, adapted to fold along lines 38 so as to form an outwardly extending rim at that end of the box. The nap 34 is secured to the inner surface at one end of the side wall I1 by staples `39 0I' the like. g j I A second divider 40 isintegral witha bottom reinforcing flap 4I adapted to fold on the line 42, and divider 40 also hasa short flap 43, foldable on the line 44 and secured to `the inner surface of the medial portion of the wall I1 by staples 45 or similar fastening means,

In setting up the carton, while the main blank l0 is lying nat or horizontally, the divider 21 and the end wall 20 arebent upwardly at right angles to the wall I6, and the bottom flap 28 is bent at .right angles to the wall 21, asindicated in Fig. 2.

Then' the end wall 33. divider 40 and bottom re- Y inforcing flap 4I are set up in the same manner,

with reference tothe wall -I 1, as indicated in such figure. Then `the side walls are bent toward one another so as to superpose the bottom reinforcing flaps `28 and 4I on the bottom I5, and the, assemblage is completedbysecuring the-dividersto 4gether by staples 46. As this will hold the carton in set-up condition, naps 24 and `25 of the end wall 20 can be secured respectively to theside walls I1 and bottom` |5 by staples 41 or the like.

Afterwards, the flaps 35 and 36 of the end wall 133 can be stapled respectively to the bottom I'5 and side walls I6. At this time, the cover ele- Aments I8 and I9 are in position at the top of the carton, and after the carton has been lled, they can be secured to the Aflaps 23 and 31 of the end walls by staplesA 48 or the lile, to complete the carton for shipment or transport,

If desired, hand holes 49 may be cut in the end walls so that they will be in position adjacent the top of the carton.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction and advantages of the improved carton may be readily understood, and Iam aware that changesmay be made in the `details disclosed, Without departing from the spirit of the invention, as expressed in the following claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A carton formed of sheet material and comprising an integral one-piece bottom, opposite side walls, and cover means, end Walls, each end wall having an outwardly projecting rim, portions of said rims being secured to the inner surfaces of the ends `of the side walls and bottom, dividers extending across thecarton and secured respectively to the inner surfaces of intermediate portions of the side walls, means securing the dividers together, each divider being integral with a reinforcing'flap superposed on the bottom of the carton, each of said reinforcing flaps being of the same width as the carton and extending from the dividers to an end of the carton, whereby said reinforcing iiaps form together an entire second bottom of the carton.

2. A carton formed of sheet material and comprising an integral one-piece bottom, opposite side Walls, and cover.means, end.wa1`lseach end wall havingv an` outwardly projecting riin, .po'rtions of said rims being secured to the inner surfaces of theends of the side walls and bottom,

dividers extending across the carton and having! flaps secured reslctively to the inner surfaces-2L' of intermediate portions of the side walls, means Y securing the dividers togethenfeaclizidividerbeingij integral with a reinforcing flap superposed'on;the f' bottom of the carton, each of said reinforcing iiaps being of the same width asf'thecartonand extending from the dividers to an end o-ffthefcar-'` ton, whereby said reinforcing flaps together form anieritire second vbottompf -the carton# 3. A carton formed of sheet materiai and'oornprifsirrgV an integralV one-piece b'ott'oifn'-,l y opposite side walls; fantiy cover 'means; end' .wallsfe'ach end 'wall having anV outwardly-'projectingrim; portions"ofsai'drirrisfbeingv secured tothe inner surfaces lof I the Vends of l trie side@ walls-"ar'1d bottom, dividers extending across-thecartonand secured respectively to the innersurfaces-of intermediate portions-g ofthe'side Walls, mea-ns securing the diviurstogether; eacn-di-viderbeing integra-1 with areinforcirigap superposed onthe bottom of the carton, 'sai'` reinfrcingj flaps extending in opposite'ldilrectionsfawavfrorn'` thefdividersl,l each of said reinforcing-naps .being ofthe same vWidth as the-"carton andeitending from the dividers to-an end of the (':a-rton',VV whereby said Vreinforcing-flaps togetherIv form' an entire second bottom'of' the cartoni i 4 A carton for-ined of fiberb'oard'and comprisingffiv/eelements, theiirst elenientf consisting of a" rectangular -fpiecei-fo'lded toirm a one-piece bottom,V oppositesid'e walls; hand' closure# means,

fthe second andthird elemeritsea'ch consisting of afsingle'y piece provided with flaps, some of-wliicn are-connected'respectively to the innerv surfaces 'oitliebottom' and side Walls at" an endfoijthe cartonveach of "the-fourth and "fifth elementsconsisting? of aidividr Wliichektend's Vacross the: carone edge ofthe main 'bla-nk, anotherV similar end blank? having oneofits* flaps securedI to one of saidf portions off thefmainblankf and arranged at the oppositeedgeof thfma-in blank, a first partitijonL blank extending lengthwiseL of the main blankand'having a flap securedto an intermediate Aportion of' one of thefside portions -oi the main'- and another side blank, and a second partition blank extending lengthwise of the main blank, parallel to the iirst partition blank, and having a flap secured to an intermediate portion of the other side portion of the main blank.

6. A knock-down breboard carton ensemble, comprising a rectangularmain blankgprovided with4 spaced transverse score lines dividing it into a top portion, a side portion, a bottom portion, portion, in the order named, a rectangular end blank having flaps at all edge portions thereof, one of said flaps being secured to one of the side portions of the main blank along one edge ofthe latter; another identical end blank having one` of'its-fiaps secured to the other side portion of the main blank and arranged at the oppositeedge ofthe latter, a first partition blank extending lengthwise of the main blank and havingo, flap secured to an intermediate portion of one of the-side-portons o-tthefmainiblank; and a second partition; blanksf extendir1g' lengthwisen of the main blank, parallelrtoathe ii'rst-- partition blank; and havingjafiiapg. secured to anfintermediate-portion `of -the other-sideportiomof the main blank; thel end :blankse and? the partition-1 blanks being; allarranged :at oneside otithesmain blank,

and each partition blank havingaa'lengtnsubstantia-lly,A equal to two: ofsaid@ portionsv ofi.l the main blank;

7. A-- carton form-edicisheet-.f material i andi comprising an. integral-'one-piece bottonr;V opposite side walls, and cover means, end walls, eac-h end wall having ani outwardly; projecting; rim'. portions-of: said. rims: loeinggse'curedite.l the :inner: surfaces of-theendsf; offthetfside wallszand bottom, dividers extendingracross the-carton andsecured respectively -fto the inner surfaces' of?. intermediate portionsofzthersidei Walls',vv eachA divider being iintegral withfafreinforcing; flap` superposed oni. the

bottom of f the -carton, cache of said reinforcing naps -beingfof the 'sameywidth ias ``thei cartoni. and

extending from the dividers to an end of thecarton, whereby said reinforcinggaps 'together vform afsecond bottom ofA the carton.-.

8. A cartorriormed of-stii-paper material4 and comprising7 an, integral rrone-pieceabottoin, opposite siderwal-ls and 'covert-means, endwallsur1ited with the sidewalls andibottorri, dividersrextending across-the carton and secured respectively to the inner surfaces of the intermediate 'portions oi the sidewalls, each;divider being integral with j aA reinforcing; nap', superposediA on.` the. bottom 3 of the carton.1 and!l of substantially .the same Vwidth as( the carton', said; reinircing. flapsV together forming 'an enti-re second'bottomof the carton.

9: A carton formedof .stiipapen materiaLand comprising Lari integral'bottom, Oppositeside walls Handcover means, the bottom BeingaOne-piece element extendingfrom side tosi'de and` end to endlofithe carton; Yend'wallsV united with the side walls and; bottom', dividers 1extending across the carton-andifirmlysecuredrespectively to the intermediateportionsiofl'tii opposite side walls, eachdividerjbeing'"unitedlwitli ai reinfo'r'cing'-ap superposed onthe'bottom ori the cartonwand' of substantially the'msame Widtiras the interior of thecarton', saidfeinforc'ih'gflaps together formlie an entire second.brottom-oftlfie carton.

' ALBERT" E. BENTHA'M: 

